STARTALK Summer Professional Development Opportunities
Discover Russian STARTALK Teacher Professional Development (Fairfax, VA)
American Councils for International Education and Fairfax County Public Schools/TJHSST will offer a professional development program for teachers of Russian: Integrating Technology into the Teaching and Learning of Russian through Standards-Based Instruction
July 18 – 29, 2016 (FAIRFAX, VA)
This standards-based course is designed to provide teachers with the necessary skills to integrate technology and current pedagogical theory into the teaching and learning of Russian. Participants will also learn how technology can help their students increase language proficiency, and how to develop assessments that target the three learning modes. Other discussion topics will include how to use technology tools to create comprehensible input in classes that leads to comprehensible output, as well as more advanced elements of differentiated instruction. Micro-teaching and observation will be integral parts of the course. A two day MOPI (Modified Oral Proficiency Interview) training workshop will be included in this program.
During the course of the program, teacher participants will:
· learn and review how technology can be integrated with lessons
· observe technology in action in our co-existing student program
· design mini lessons to demo in the student program
· have access to shared lessons created within the teacher program
Participating teachers will receive:
- Full Program Tuition
- Technology training from a World Language Professional with expertise in Technology Training
- A two day MOPI (Modified Oral Proficiency Interview) training
- A modest stipend upon successful program completion
- Catered lunch provided at the program site
- Optional graduate credit at a special registration fee
For out of town participants we provide:
Lodging in historic Old Town Alexandria, VA
Daily Breakfast is available at the hotel
Teacher participants will not have to purchase software or any other materials in order to successfully complete this course.
Applications for 2016 are due by May 20, 2016 and are available: http://tinyurl.com/startalkteachers
Acceptance notices: Rolling admissions within two weeks of submitting the completed application.
For additional information, contact Nataliya Ushakova at [email protected] or (347) 267-9826
July 18 – 29, 2016 (FAIRFAX, VA)
This standards-based course is designed to provide teachers with the necessary skills to integrate technology and current pedagogical theory into the teaching and learning of Russian. Participants will also learn how technology can help their students increase language proficiency, and how to develop assessments that target the three learning modes. Other discussion topics will include how to use technology tools to create comprehensible input in classes that leads to comprehensible output, as well as more advanced elements of differentiated instruction. Micro-teaching and observation will be integral parts of the course. A two day MOPI (Modified Oral Proficiency Interview) training workshop will be included in this program.
During the course of the program, teacher participants will:
· learn and review how technology can be integrated with lessons
· observe technology in action in our co-existing student program
· design mini lessons to demo in the student program
· have access to shared lessons created within the teacher program
Participating teachers will receive:
- Full Program Tuition
- Technology training from a World Language Professional with expertise in Technology Training
- A two day MOPI (Modified Oral Proficiency Interview) training
- A modest stipend upon successful program completion
- Catered lunch provided at the program site
- Optional graduate credit at a special registration fee
For out of town participants we provide:
Lodging in historic Old Town Alexandria, VA
Daily Breakfast is available at the hotel
Teacher participants will not have to purchase software or any other materials in order to successfully complete this course.
Applications for 2016 are due by May 20, 2016 and are available: http://tinyurl.com/startalkteachers
Acceptance notices: Rolling admissions within two weeks of submitting the completed application.
For additional information, contact Nataliya Ushakova at [email protected] or (347) 267-9826
STARTALK Institute: Proficiency-based Pedagogy for Teachers of Russian (Middlebury, VT)
This program, first hosted by the Davis School of Russian in 2013, is for current and prospective teachers of Russian. The principles of second language acquisition, proficiency-based instruction, and the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century will serve as the foundation for this intensive pedagogy program.
The program curriculum is designed to give participants a solid understanding of the ACTFL proficiency guidelines, proficiency-oriented teaching, and Standards for Foreign Language Learning. Participants will learn how to choose appropriate pedagogical strategies and apply effective teaching and assessment methods that will develop students' linguistic and cultural proficiency in Russian. The program curriculum will focus on communicative learner-centered instruction, which uses interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication and integrates the five standards (communication, cultures, connections, comparisons and communities).
During the program, participants will observe classes taught by Russian School faculty and interact with the instructors through formal and informal discussions. They will also be exposed to the teaching and linguistic expertise of Middlebury faculty who, as guest lecturers, will lead a series of workshops and seminars. Participants will incorporate everything they have learned by designing and implementing a number of classroom activities and mini-lessons. When not in the classroom during the evening and on weekends, participants will have access to the robust, immersive, co-curricular programs that are an important component in developing cultural competency at the Middlebury Language Schools. By living in the language, participants themselves will observe how a learning community of people who speak Russian with varying levels of fluency can be built and sustained.
Irina Dubinina, PhD, Director of the Russian program at Brandeis University, will serve as lead instructor; Olesya V. Kisselev, PhD candidate at Penn State University, will serve as instructor; and Evgeny Dengub, PhD, a lead instructor at Middlebury Russian School and the director of the Russian program at Smith College, UMass Amherst and Mount Holyoke College, will serve as program director.
The program will consist of two parts:
Online session: June 27- July 1
Residential session on Middlebury campus: July 7- 16
Tuition, lodging expenses, meals, textbooks, and classroom materials will covered by grant funding, and each participant was eligible to receive a travel reimbursement of up to $300. Participants receive one course unit of graduate credit.
Eligibility requirements: Candidates must be currently teaching or planning to teach Russian in the United States. Russian language proficiency must be at the graduate level (Advanced Low or higher).
For more information and to apply: visit: http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/russian/startalkrussian
The program curriculum is designed to give participants a solid understanding of the ACTFL proficiency guidelines, proficiency-oriented teaching, and Standards for Foreign Language Learning. Participants will learn how to choose appropriate pedagogical strategies and apply effective teaching and assessment methods that will develop students' linguistic and cultural proficiency in Russian. The program curriculum will focus on communicative learner-centered instruction, which uses interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication and integrates the five standards (communication, cultures, connections, comparisons and communities).
During the program, participants will observe classes taught by Russian School faculty and interact with the instructors through formal and informal discussions. They will also be exposed to the teaching and linguistic expertise of Middlebury faculty who, as guest lecturers, will lead a series of workshops and seminars. Participants will incorporate everything they have learned by designing and implementing a number of classroom activities and mini-lessons. When not in the classroom during the evening and on weekends, participants will have access to the robust, immersive, co-curricular programs that are an important component in developing cultural competency at the Middlebury Language Schools. By living in the language, participants themselves will observe how a learning community of people who speak Russian with varying levels of fluency can be built and sustained.
Irina Dubinina, PhD, Director of the Russian program at Brandeis University, will serve as lead instructor; Olesya V. Kisselev, PhD candidate at Penn State University, will serve as instructor; and Evgeny Dengub, PhD, a lead instructor at Middlebury Russian School and the director of the Russian program at Smith College, UMass Amherst and Mount Holyoke College, will serve as program director.
The program will consist of two parts:
Online session: June 27- July 1
Residential session on Middlebury campus: July 7- 16
Tuition, lodging expenses, meals, textbooks, and classroom materials will covered by grant funding, and each participant was eligible to receive a travel reimbursement of up to $300. Participants receive one course unit of graduate credit.
Eligibility requirements: Candidates must be currently teaching or planning to teach Russian in the United States. Russian language proficiency must be at the graduate level (Advanced Low or higher).
For more information and to apply: visit: http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/russian/startalkrussian
Second Language and Immersion Methodologies for STARTALK Teachers of Critical Languages,
Grades K-16 (Bemidji, MN)
Location: Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota
Dates: June 26 - July 7, 2016, July 8, 2016 is International Day
This day is an optional add-on for an additional fee of $100.
Participants in these programs will enhance their understanding of best practices in teaching language through classroom-based discussion and active participation in language-learning groups and activities at Concordia Language Villages.
Class discussions focus on immersion methodology and current research on second language acquisition.
Full scholarships in the amount of $2,955 are available to participants through the STARTALK program. In addition, each participant will receive up to $350 to defray the costs of travel to Bemidji, Minnesota.
More information, including instructional themes and how to apply for the program can be found on the website at: ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org/ST
Critical languages include Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish and Urdu.
Dates: June 26 - July 7, 2016, July 8, 2016 is International Day
This day is an optional add-on for an additional fee of $100.
Participants in these programs will enhance their understanding of best practices in teaching language through classroom-based discussion and active participation in language-learning groups and activities at Concordia Language Villages.
Class discussions focus on immersion methodology and current research on second language acquisition.
Full scholarships in the amount of $2,955 are available to participants through the STARTALK program. In addition, each participant will receive up to $350 to defray the costs of travel to Bemidji, Minnesota.
More information, including instructional themes and how to apply for the program can be found on the website at: ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org/ST
Critical languages include Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish and Urdu.
Teacher Leadership Academy (Kent, OH)
Seeking K-12 teachers of Russian for the 2016 STARTALK Teacher Leadership Academy, hosted by Kent State University. This year’s program focuses on the integration of the latest technologies into a task-based curriculum. This is a ten-day immersion program running from July 8-16. Some of the unique features of this program include:
· The program, including tuition, room and board, is free
· Participants receive three graduate credits upon completion of the program
· Participants can observe instruction in the highly-rated KSU student program
· Travel costs are covered by the program
For more information and an application, visit our website at: https://kent.edu/mcls/edu or contact the program director, Dr. Brian Baer ([email protected]).
· The program, including tuition, room and board, is free
· Participants receive three graduate credits upon completion of the program
· Participants can observe instruction in the highly-rated KSU student program
· Travel costs are covered by the program
For more information and an application, visit our website at: https://kent.edu/mcls/edu or contact the program director, Dr. Brian Baer ([email protected]).
Lead with Russian. Professional Development for Teachers of Russian (Glastonbury, CT)
DATES
June 27 -- July 8, 2016 Focus on Foreign Language Literacy
July 11 -- July 22, 2016 Foreign Language Assessment
PROGRAM FEATURES
Program participants receive a full scholarship, which includes:
Teacher participants do not need to pay program fees and will receive $300 as travel reimbursement. All costs will be covered by the program except for transportation and personal expenses. Those who plan to obtain credits will pay tuition at their own expense.
LODGING
Program participants will be able to request complimentary housing. Participants will share double rooms with other program participants. Single rooms are available at an additional cost. For more information about the program's hotel visit the Homewood Suites' website
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications are now available! Applications are due June 1, 2016. Please visit our website to apply for our programs. The applications is available at http://www.glastonburyforeignlanguage.org/summer-programs/russian-teachers/courses
FURTHER INFORMATION
Visit www.glastonburyforeignlanguage.org/summer-programs to learn more about 2016 program information with complete descriptions of the TWO (2) courses that will be offered this summer.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
Send us an email at [email protected] for further questions.
June 27 -- July 8, 2016 Focus on Foreign Language Literacy
July 11 -- July 22, 2016 Foreign Language Assessment
PROGRAM FEATURES
Program participants receive a full scholarship, which includes:
- All Course Materials.
- Lodging for 12 nights, double occupancy.
- Most meals, including breakfast and lunch daily, and 8 dinners.
- Upon successful program completion, a $300 travel reimbursement.
- Participants have the option of receiving 3 graduate credits from Elms College
Teacher participants do not need to pay program fees and will receive $300 as travel reimbursement. All costs will be covered by the program except for transportation and personal expenses. Those who plan to obtain credits will pay tuition at their own expense.
LODGING
Program participants will be able to request complimentary housing. Participants will share double rooms with other program participants. Single rooms are available at an additional cost. For more information about the program's hotel visit the Homewood Suites' website
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications are now available! Applications are due June 1, 2016. Please visit our website to apply for our programs. The applications is available at http://www.glastonburyforeignlanguage.org/summer-programs/russian-teachers/courses
FURTHER INFORMATION
Visit www.glastonburyforeignlanguage.org/summer-programs to learn more about 2016 program information with complete descriptions of the TWO (2) courses that will be offered this summer.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
Send us an email at [email protected] for further questions.